Colliers Philippines is urging the government to raise the value-added tax (VAT) exemption ceiling for residential properties, arguing that targeted tax relief could improve affordability and help absorb Metro Manila’s growing inventory of unsold condominiums.
Rockwell Land Corp. has joined the government’s Expanded Pambansang Pabahay para sa Pilipino (4PH) Program, agreeing to offer preferential housing prices and incentives to qualified Pag-IBIG Fund members as the administration seeks to widen access to homeownership among working- and middle-class Filipinos.
Ayala Land’s 752-hectare Vermosa estate in Cavite has received the highest rating under the Philippine Green Building Council’s (PHILGBC) BERDE Districts certification system, adding a sustainability credential to its bid to establish itself as a major residential and commercial growth center south of Metro Manila.
Listed property developer Haus Talk Inc. (HTI) is expanding its residential footprint in Southern Luzon, planning to develop more than 1,500 housing units on two properties in Batangas as it seeks to capture demand from economic and mid-market homebuyers.
Cebu Landmasters Inc. has sold nearly 70 percent of the units at its Casa Mira Prime Ormoc housing development within two weeks of its public launch, extending the Visayas-based developer’s run of strong sales in the Leyte city.